As the world celebrates International Day of Yoga on Sunday in a unique event that is in many ways an endorsement of the Indian way of life, more than 30,000 people are expected to participate […]
New York (TIP): Nestle has issued multiple statements some contradicting their own top executive in the last few days. It is yet to be ascertained whether Nestle’s decision to burn Maggi packets recalled from the […]
NEW YORK: A 20-year-old Sikh-American student has won a significant legal battle in the US with a court allowing him to enroll in an army programme without removing his articles of faith like the beard […]
A $20,000 reward was offered Wednesday for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who shot and killed the owner of a Quiznos sandwich shop during a robbery in San Dimas, sheriff’s officials said. […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of India, New York, in association with DLabs at the Indian School of Business, DS Ventures and the Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce hosted ‘India Demo Day’ on Friday, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Six letters by “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee to one of her closest friends could fetch as much as $250,000 at auction. Four of the letters date from before “Mockingbird” […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A 48-year-old Indian-origin man has been killed after he allegedly jumped in front of a train at a railway station in New York’s Hartsdale town. The victim identified as Rakesh Bali, a […]
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): A deputy with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office was fired Tuesday, June 9 night and arrested on drug trafficking charges, Sheriff Bill Leeper said. Stuart James Raulerson, 38, was charged with conspiracy […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh who assumed his new assignment as Ambassador of India to the United States on April 30, 2015 visited New York June 4-5 on his first visit to […]
EDISON, NJ (TIP): The Society of Indo-American Engineers and Architects (SIAEA) held its biennial election last month. The new team headed by its president, Mr. Vikrant Sampat was sworn in at the Oath Ceremony held […]
LILLE, FRANCE (TIP): Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was cleared of pimping charges on June 12 in France, putting an end to four years of legal drama that began with a sexual assault […]
LONDON (TIP): British actor Christopher Lee, who devoted his long career to portraying horror film villains and later appeared in the blockbuster ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ series, has died at the age […]
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Thank you for allowing me to share this evening with you. I’m delighted to meet these exceptional journalists whose achievements you honor with the Helen Bernstein Book Award. What happens to a society fed a […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Scientific Academic Research Foundation has announced its inaugural Awards for Excellence to recognize individuals of Indian origin based in the United States who have achieved outstanding professional work and research in the field […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP):”Our aim is to make Yoga the mantra of our time”, said Consul General Dnyaneshwar Mulay at the meeting, June 12, to review the preparations for celebrating the International Day of Yoga […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A U.S.-based Sikh advocacy group has filed suit against Facebook, accusing the social media giant of blocking access to its Facebook page in India and raising concerns over the company’s censorship policies. […]
An Indian woman with a rare deadly form of tuberculosis has created a health scare in three states in the US where authorities are tracking down hundreds of people who may have been in her […]
Indian American engineer Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford, and his students have developed a synchronous computer that operates using the unique physics of moving water droplets. The computer is nearly a decade […]
In April, the AFDI, a self-described human rights advocacy group, hosted a “Draw Muhammad” cartoon contest in Garland, Texas. The event was attacked by two shooters, both of whom were killed after injuring a security guard. While many criticized […]
Indian American doctors seem to be in the limelight this year with numerous cases of fraud being investigated and the number of convictions growing. Dr. Ankur Roy, 38, of Miami Beach, Florida was operating Selectcare Health, Inc […]
Indian American Rajat Sharda, the first Indian / desi officer in the history of the Worcester, MA, Police Department, was sentenced to 5-to-7 years in prison on Monday, June 8, after being found guilty of rape […]
Indian American New Jersey-born Bollywood actress Aarthi Agarwal has died at the age of 31 after reported liposuction surgery went wrong. Agarwal, 31, reportedly underwent liposuction surgery a month ago Star died in Atlantic City after […]
WASHINGTON DC (TIP): A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to boost protections for pregnant workers in response to a recent US Supreme Court ruling that revived discrimination claims by a former […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The world’s wealthiest university just added $400 million to it kitty by way of the largest donation in its history, but the gift from a hedge fund tycoon is being shredded by critics […]
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